Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 227 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.227

নির্গ্রন্থশব্দে কহে তবে ঽব্যাধঽ, ঽনির্ধনঽ সাধুসংগে সেহ করে শ্রীকৃষ্ণভজন

निर्ग्रन्थशब्दे कहे तबे ऽव्याधऽ, ऽनिर्धनऽ साधुसंगे सेह करे श्रीकृष्णभजन

nirgrantha-śabde kahe tabe 'vyādha', 'nirdhana' sādhu-saṅge seha kare śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana

Synonyms

nirgrantha-śabdeby the word nirgrantha; kaheis said; tabetherefore; vyādhaa hunter; nirdhanawithout any riches; sādhu-saṅgeby the association of a saintly person; sehahe also; kareengages himself; śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajanain the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

"The word nirgrantha—when combined with api, used in the sense of certainty—indicates a person who is a hunter by profession or who is very poor. Nonetheless, when such a person associates with a great saint like Nārada, he engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa's devotional service.

Verse 227 of 355
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